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Shoulder & Elbow

The Shoulder and Elbow Service, a specialty service of UW Medical Center's Bone and Joint Surgery Center, provides comprehensive evaluation and management for a wide range of shoulder and elbow problems, including:

The Shoulder and Elbow Service is a component of UW Medical Center's Bone and Joint Surgery Center, which is ranked by U.S. News and World Report as the top orthopaedic program in the western half of the United States.

Our physicians and research programs lead the way in innovative care for shoulder and elbow problems. We are constantly developing new, more effective methods of evaluating and treating our patients.

Dr. Frederick Matsen, Professor of UW Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, has been listed as Top Doctors in the category of Orthopaedics. News source: Seattle Magazine, 2012.

Dr. Winston Warme, the Chief of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery at the University of Washington, is a Professor, career academician, highly skilled surgeon, researcher and teacher.

Dr. Albert Gee, Associate Professor of UW Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, is a sports medicine and shoulder surgeon with specialty training in the care of the injured athlete.

Dr. Jason Hsu is an Assistant Professor of UW Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine whose research interests include work on the science of tendon and ligament healing after rotator cuff repair and shoulder arthroplasty.

Our Approach

Our team of specialty-trained physicians, therapists, physicians' assistants, and nurses uses a multidisciplinary approach in caring for patients, with easy access to other world-class experts at UWMC who can assist with diagnosis and treatment plans.

Practical Evaluation and Management of the Shoulder (33.5 MB)
Management options can range from simple exercises to major reconstructive surgery performed at UW Medical Center, where specially trained nurses and anesthesiologists work with us to ensure quality patient care before, during, and after surgery. Our goal is maximum recovery of joint function.

The physical therapists in the Exercise Training Center, also part of the Bone and Joint Surgery Center, offer non-surgical care and post-surgical rehabilitation programs.